JAWAHARLAL NEHRU Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India and he held the office for the longest term. Mr. Nehru became the Prime Minister when India was still under the foreign rule. On August 15, 1947 again he was elected as the Prime Minister of Independent India and held the post till 1964 when he died. 1946 and 1964 are significant because 4 and 6 simply their places. Secret wisdom seems to hide in these numbers. Jawaharlal Nehru was the greatest Prime Minister of India and he held this post for the longest period of time i.e. seventeen years. His daughter could hold the post only for eleven years. It is not likely that the record of Mr. Nehru as the Prime Minister of India will ever be beaten. Jawaharlal shone like a moon on the political horizon of India. He was a master mind, and apostle of world peace and the architect of India’s destiny, the author of Panch Sheel and creator of non-alignment which dominated the theatre of international politics for many decades. Jawaharlal Nehru was born on November 15, 1889 at Allahabad. His father, Motilal Nehru was a great lawyer and took part in the struggle for independence. He was responsible for the education... read more